It’s Time to Outlaw Fire and Rehire
Across Britain, bosses are exploiting the pandemic to attack working conditions – with almost 1 in 10 workers asked to reapply for their jobs on worse terms. It is a national scandal and the government must act.
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A Love Letter to Live Music
In the last year, the survival of the live music industry has been thrown into doubt. But gigs are worth fighting for — both as a livelihood for musicians, and as a collective creative experience.
The Fight for Myanmar’s Future
Myanmar’s coup has prompted a mass protest movement, but many involved understand the fight isn’t just Aung Sang Suu Kyi versus the military – it’s about building a real democracy.
24. The War on Disabled People: An Interview with Ellen Clifford
In this week's episode, Grace is joined by activist and author Ellen Clifford to discuss the impact of successive governments' human rights violations, a decade of austerity, and the pandemic on the lives of disabled people in Britain.
The Government Abandoned Disabled People Long Before Covid
A huge proportion of the UK's Covid deaths have been disabled people — but devastating cuts to health services and local government funds put the community at risk years before the virus hit.
The Last Battle for Barnoldswick
This year’s successful Rolls Royce strike brought Barnoldswick back to the headlines – but in the mid-1980s it was the site of one of the longest strikes in British history.
The Art of Everyday Life
Critic and philosopher Herbert Read was a contradictory figure – an anarchist and a knight, a lover of medieval art and industrial design – but at the centre of his work was the belief that we can all be artists.
For Labour, the Scottish Leadership Election is Make-or-Break
Ballots open today for the Scottish leadership election. Anas Sarwar represents the failures of the Labour establishment — while Monica Lennon offers a roadmap to a democratic socialist future.
Labour Can’t Back Away from the Green New Deal
As the climate crisis worsens, Labour must be at the forefront of the fight for a radical Green New Deal – one that meets the challenge of our time by transitioning from carbon while empowering workers.
How Britain’s Scandalously Low Sick Pay Kills
Britain has one of the worst rates of sick pay in Europe at just £95.85 per week. It leaves workers with a stark choice – go in sick during a pandemic, or stay home and face poverty.
Legalising Torture
The Overseas Operations Bill effectively decriminalises torture abroad. It's been labelled a political reaction to a series of legal claims - but its real motivation is thoroughly ideological.
Our Economy Shouldn’t Be Based on Glorified Gambling
The GameStop short squeeze raised questions about Wall Street reform – but the conversation it should have started was whether stock market speculation should direct investment in our economy at all.